Hi everyone, about 2-3 weeks ago we got a 9 month old GSD puppy from a friend and she was very very skittish, he didn’t have time and didn’t want to put time into working with her. His other dogs would also bully her and gave her a confidence issue so she has a hard time thinking for herself. We brought her home and she did okay with me(female) but was very scared of my husband. We figured she would calm down and realize she was safe and open up more. With just our other dog in the house, who she loves, she had opened up to me a lot. However, my husband is still terrifying to her. I know about the 3/3/3 rule but it doesn’t seem she has opened up to him more she actually has closed off towards him even more. He keeps trying getting down to her size, giving her high value treats, and trying to spend time with her. Our other dog tries to get her to come towards my husband all the time but she runs away crying if he even looks at her. I understand she’s got some sort of trauma from someone/thing and she’s got to learn we aren’t going to hurt her, but we’re getting really defeated. We don’t want to give up on her and really need some suggestions on how to help boost her confidence in herself and us.
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